Empower biblically qualified people to do the work with you.  Share the responsibility, authority, and equipping of your people and the ministry you do.  I am confident that you will not only see God work in more fruitful healthy ways, but you will be more “appreciated” by your people for it.   Isn’t it amazing... Continue Reading

“In South Carolina, where the South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a separating congregation…might be more sympathetic to the claim of the separating diocese of South Carolina” than judges in other states might be, Tuttle said. Both the Texas and South Carolina cases are being watched closely, in part because of their... Continue Reading

China Aid cites Shouwang Church as an example of closures by authorities. “Landlords were pressured to terminate lease agreements with church members, church members who had purchased real estate were unable to take possession of them, church leaders were placed under house arrest and church members were evicted – all of which was done to... Continue Reading

Just as we had no control over our physical birth, we do not control our spiritual birth. It is the sovereign work of the Holy Spirit. Those who say that we are only spiritually wounded will say that we can be regenerated, born again, by placing our faith in Christ. This, however, puts everything precisely... Continue Reading

Immediately begin to include a question to all candidates and transfers asking if they are in accord with BCO 58-5 in that it requires separate distribution of the elements.  Anyone who disagrees with that (i.e. believes in the practice of intinction) should make it clear that they hold a difference with the PCA standards….  ... Continue Reading

By some measures, Britain is the least religious country in the developed world. Some 64 per cent of us do not set foot in any place of worship in a year, according to the British Social Attitudes survey, a higher proportion than anywhere else in the world. Only half of us say that religion is... Continue Reading

I work in a major college town with a large number of 20-somethings. Nearly all of them were raised in very typical evangelical churches. Nearly all of them have left the church with no intention of returning….here are the most common thoughts taken from dozens of conversations. I hope some of them make you angry.... Continue Reading

At the request of First Presbyterian Church-Hattiesburg MS, MNA Disaster Response is mobilizing volunteers who would be willing to come and help meet the needs of the local PCA members and reach out to the greater community through Hope for Hattiesburg, a local outreach ministry of FPC-Hattiesburg. Day teams are welcome.   On Sunday evening,... Continue Reading

The court’s decision established Indiana as a “neutral principles of law” state. “Because the neutral-principles-of-law approach permits greater fairness, consistency, and equality of application to all church property disputes regardless of the structure of the denominational church organization, we adopt the neutral-principles-of-law approach for settling property disputes between religious organizations in Indiana,” the decision read.... Continue Reading

  Westminster Presbyterian Church, located about a block away from the University of Southern Mississippi campus, was hit hard by the storm, which also caused damage to the offices for the Mississippi Presbytery. “That’s a devastating blow to Westminster; it’s a great church,” said the Rev. Michael Herrin, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Port... Continue Reading